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CHEMICAL REACTIONS

                                                                           Potassium iodide
                                                                           solution added to
                                                                               lead nitrate
                     FERMENTATION                DOUBLE DECOMPOSITION
                                                                                 solution
                                                Potassium    Lead nitrate   Two solutions
                                             iodide solution    solution   swap partners
                                                                    )  )
                                                    (KI)     (Pb(NO 3 2
                                 Airtight
              Yeast converts     stopper
           sugar into alcohol
             (C H OH) and
               2
                 5
             carbon dioxide      Flat-bottomed                                                Lead iodide
                gas (CO  )       glass flask                                                  (PbI 2  ), a yellow
                      2
                                                                                              solid, forms
                                                                                              Potassium
         Yeast mixed with                                                                     nitrate solution
         warm water and            Carbon dioxide                                             (KNO 3  ) forms
         sugar (C H O  )           bubbles (CO 2  )
               6
                 12 6
                                                 1. THE REACTANTS           2. THE REACTION
                                                 Potassium iodide in water   When the solutions are mixed, lead
                                                 (KI) and lead nitrate in water   iodide, a precipitate, and potassium
                                                 (Pb(NO ) ) each form colorless   nitrate solution are formed.
                                                      3 2
        THE REACTION                             solutions.                 2KI + Pb(NO )  → PbI  + 2KNO 3
                                                                                            2
                                                                                      3  2
        Yeast converts sugar and warm water
        into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
        C H O → 2C H OH + 2CO 2
                  2
                    5
         6
           12 6
                                    TESTING CANDLE WAX, AN ORGANIC COMPOUND
                                                                Clamp stand
         Burning produces       Delivery tube
        carbon dioxide gas
         (CO 2  ) and water
            vapor (H 2 O)                                              Delivery tube
                                Gases are
                                trapped in
            Unburned            funnel             Stopper            Stopper                Tube connection
          carbon forms                                                                         to pump that
          soot particles                                                                         sucks gases
                                Thistle                               U-tube   Stopper             through
                                funnel
               Flame
                                 Water vapor
              Burning            condenses to                                 Test tube
            candle wax           form liquid
                                water (H 2 O)
                                                   Clamp
                                 Water vapor
                              trapped by solid                         Carbon dioxide gas
                                drying agent,      Anhydrous           (CO 2  ) given off
                                  anhydrous        copper
                                copper sulfate     sulfate              Calcium hydroxide       Calcium
                                                       4
           Candle wax              (CuSO 4  )      (CuSO  )                (Ca(OH) ) and        hydroxide
                                                                                 2
           (C 18  H 38  ), a                                               carbon dioxide       solution
          hydrocarbon,        Anhydrous copper                         (CO  ) form insoluble    (lime water,
                                                                          2
           contains the       sulfate crystals                           calcium carbonate      Ca(OH) 2  )
             elements         (CuSO  ) combine                         (CaCO  ): lime water
                                                                            3
                                   4
           carbon and         with water vapor                             becomes milky
            hydrogen          (H O) to form darker
                                2
                              blue hydrated copper
                              sulfate (CuSO 4  .
                              10H 2 O)
        1. THE BURNING REACTION  2. TESTING FOR WATER VAPOR           3. TESTING FOR CARBON DIOXIDE
        Burning wax produces carbon   A solid drying agent traps water vapor, proving   Calcium hydroxide in solution reacts with carbon
        dioxide gas and water vapor.   the presence of hydrogen in the candle wax.   dioxide, forming a carbonate and turning milky.
        2C 18 H 38  + 55O 2  → 36CO 2  + 38H 2 0 CuSO 4  + 10H 2 O → CuSO 4  . 10H 2 O  Ca(OH) 2  + CO 2  → CaCO 3  + H 2 O
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